List of sons and daughters of the city of Volgograd

This is a list of famous people who were born in the Russian city ​​of Volgograd ( Tsaritsyn 1589–1925 , Stalingrad 1925–1961 ).

19th century

Wassili Nebensja
(* 1962)

Leonid Sluzki
(* 1971)

Maxim Opalew
(* 1979)

Jelena Isinbayeva
(* 1982)

Jelena Slessarenko
(* 1982)

Anna Sedoikina
(* 1984)

Olga Akopjan
(* 1985)

Alexei Moltschanow
(* 1987)

Marina Sudakowa
(* 1989)

Anna Vyachirewa
(* 1995)

• Alexander Popow (1808–1865), orientalist, Mongolist and university professor
• Pyotr Anochin (1898–1974), neurophysiologist and university professor

20th century

1901-1950

• Pavel Serebryakov (1909–1977), pianist and music teacher
• Dmitri Burdin (1914–1978), architect and university professor
• Leonid Meschkow (1916–1986), swimmer
• Vladimir Kryuchkov (1924–2007), politician and chairman of the Soviet secret service KGB (1988–1991)
• Alexandra Pachmutowa (* 1929), composer
• Boris Grischajew (1930–1999), track and field athlete
• Alexander Fedotow (1932–1984), test pilot and general of the air force, broke a total of 18 world records
• Farid Dossajew (* 1933), swimmer
• Elem Klimow (1933–2003), film director
• Weniamin Beresinski (* 1934), physicist
• Wladimir Passetschnik (1937–2001), biologist
• Alewtina Aparina (1941–2013), politician
• Ivan Karetnikow (* 1942), swimmer

1951-1980

• Vladimir Arsamaskov (1951–1986), basketball player
• Wassili Sidorenko (* 1961), athlete
• Wassili Nebensja (* 1962), diplomat
• Marina Mescheriakova (* 1964), opera singer (soprano)
• Vladimir Shemetov (born 1964), swimmer
• Igor Wassiljew (* 1964), handball player and coach
• Andrei Botaschow (1965-2010), Bulgarian actor and politician
• Vladimir Karabutov (* 1967), water polo player
• Oleg Grebnew (* 1968), handball player
• Vladimir Ovchinnikov (* 1970), javelin thrower
• Swetlana Prjachina (* 1970), handball player
• Yuri Smolowoi (* 1970), Russian-Kazakh water polo player
• Julija Sotnikowa (* 1970), athlete
• Leonid Sluzki (* 1971), soccer goalkeeper and coach
• Igor Kschinin (* 1972), boxer
• Ekaterina Grigoryeva (* 1974), sprinter
• Denis Pankratow (* 1974), swimmer
• Alexei Petrow (* 1974), weightlifter and Olympic champion (1996)
• Sergei Pogorelow (1974-2019), handball player
• Marina Akobija (* 1975), water polo player
• Julija Iwanowa (* 1977), rhythmic gymnast
• Roman Iwanowski (* 1977), swimmer
• Jelena Kriwoschei (* 1977), rhythmic gymnast
• Maxim Marinin (* 1977), figure skater
• Olga Shtyrenko (* 1977), rhythmic gymnast
• Yuri Kudinow (* 1979), swimmer
• Maxim Opalew (* 1979), canoeist, Olympic champion and eleven-time world champion
• Natalja Schipilowa (* 1979), handball player
• Vitaly Shkurlatow (* 1979), athlete

1981-1990

• Andrei Reketschinski (* 1981), water polo player
• Alexander Gorbatikow (* 1982), handball player
• Jelena Issinbayeva (* 1982), athlete and Olympic champion (2004 and 2008)
• Maja Petrowa (* 1982), handball player
• Jelena Slessarenko (* 1982), high jumper and Olympic champion (2004)
• Sergei Strukov (* 1982), football player
• Dmitri Yerochin (* 1983), handball player
• Igor Beresuzki (* 1984), swimmer
• Valery Korobkin (* 1984), Russian-Kazakh football player
• Konstantin Maslak (* 1984), chess grandmaster
• Juliana Salachowa (* 1984), canoeist
• Anna Sedoikina (* 1984), handball player
• Olga Akopjan (* 1985), handball player
• Olga Kutscherenko (* 1985), track and field athlete
• Marianna Salzmann (* 1985), German writer
• Alexei Kravchenko (* 1986), diver
• Paul Lorenz (* 1987), dancer
• Pawel Atman (* 1987), handball player
• Anna Kotschetowa (* 1987), handball player
• Michail Kukuschkin (* 1987), tennis player
• Ekaterina Leonova (* 1987), dancer
• Alexei Moltschanow (* 1987), freediver
• Maxim Babanin (* 1988), super heavyweight boxer
• Denis Biryukov (* 1988), volleyball player
• Larissa Iltschenko (* 1988), long-distance swimmer
• Juri (* 1989), German-speaking rapper of Russian origin
• Julija Koltunowa (* 1989), water diver
• Marina Sudakowa (* 1989), handball player
• Tatjana Chmyrowa (* 1990), handball player
• Jelena Utkina (* 1990), handball player

1991-2000

• Oleg Li (* 1991), ice hockey player
• Filipp Dawydenko (* 1992), tennis player
• Alexei Watutin (* 1992), tennis player
• Yevgeny Koptelow (* 1993), swimmer
• Emil Balayev (* 1994), Russian-Azerbaijani football player
• Polina Wedjochina (* 1994), handball player
• Irina Snopowa (* 1995), handball player
• Anna Vyachirewa (* 1995), handball player
• Alexander Sadovnikov (* 1996), swimmer
• Yevgeny Sedov (* 1996), swimmer
• Anastasia Kempf (* 1997), German rhythmic gymnast
• Jaroslawa Frolowa (* 1997), handball player
• Natalja Wichljanzewa (* 1997), tennis player
• Ilja Druzhinin (* 1998), swimmer
• Jaroslaw Potapow (* 1999), swimmer
• Antonina Skorobogatchenko (* 1999), handball player

Web links

Commons : People of Volgograd  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Самые известные люди Волгограда (Russian)
• Знаменитости Волгограда (Russian)
• Какие известные люди родились в Волгограде (Russian)
• Знай наших (Russian)
• Место рождения: Волгоград (Russian)
• Волгоград: Известные люди города (Russian)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Leonid Meshkov in the database of Sports-Reference (English)
2. ↑ Boris Grishayev in the database of Sports-Reference (English)
3. ↑ Vladimir Arzamaskov in the database of Sports-Reference (English)
4. ↑ Vladimir Shemetov in the database of Sports-Reference (English)
5. ↑ Vladimir Karabutov in the database of Sports-Reference (English)
6. ↑ Svetlana Pryakhina in the database of Sports-Reference (English)
7. ↑ Yury Smolovoy in the database of Sports-Reference (English)
8. ↑ Igor Kshinin in the database of Sports-Reference (English)
9. ↑ Marina Akobiya in the database of Sports-Reference (English)
10. ↑ Roman Ivanovsky in the database of Sports-Reference (English)
11. ↑ Nataliya Shipilova in the database of Sports-Reference (English)
12. ↑ Vitaly Shkurlatov in the database of Sports-Reference (English)
13. ↑ Andrey Rekechinsky in the database of Sports-Reference (English)
14. ↑ Igor Berezutsky in the database of Sports-Reference (English)
15. ↑ Yuliana Salakhova in the database of Sports-Reference (English)
16. ↑ Yevgeny Koptelov in the database of Sports-Reference (English)
17. ↑ Aleksandr Sadovnikov in the database of Sports-Reference (English)
18. ↑ Ilya Druzhinin in the database of Sports-Reference (English)
19. ↑ Yaroslav Potapov in the database of Sports-Reference (English)